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Israelis beat Washington Post journalist in militarybacked West Bank raids

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Israelis beat Washington Post journalist in military-backed West Bank raids​

TEHRAN — The men came down from a hilltop settlement shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday, dressed in black, carrying slingshots and batons. At least one had a gun. By the time they finished, olive groves around Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, were burning, villagers were bleeding, and an American photographer for The Washington Post lay on the ground being kicked.

Israelis beat Washington Post journalist in military-backed West Bank raids

Iran issues postwar tourism recovery and competitiveness strategy

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Iran issues post-war tourism recovery and competitiveness strategy​

TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism ministry has issued a strategic and operational plan to revive the country’s tourism industry during the transition and post-war periods, with a focus on rebuilding its international tourism brand, improving competitiveness and coordinating recovery measures nationwide.

Iran issues post-war tourism recovery and competitiveness strategy

Iran sets out defense modernization plans as officials stress deterrence and domestic arms productio

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Iran sets out defense modernization plans as officials stress deterrence and domestic arms productio​

TEHRAN — Iran is seeking to accelerate the modernization of its armed forces, expand domestic weapons production and strengthen its defense-industrial infrastructure, according to plans presented by defense minister nominee Mehrdad Akhlaqi, as senior military officials stress the importance of deterrence and preparedness amid continued tensions with the United States and Israel.

Iran sets out defense modernization plans as officials stress deterrence and domestic arms productio

Reconstruction resistance and the battle for Lebanons future

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Reconstruction, resistance, and the battle for Lebanon’s future​

BEIRUT — The announcement by Hezbollah’s Executive Council chairman, Sheikh Ali Damoush, of a new housing assistance program for Lebanese families displaced by the ongoing U.S.–led Israeli attacks comes amid a wider struggle over reconstruction, state authority, and the future of Lebanon.

Reconstruction, resistance, and the battle for Lebanon’s future

German silence on Gaza and the West Bank has been loud Philippe Sands

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German silence on Gaza and the West Bank ‘has been loud’: Philippe Sands​

TEHRAN — Philippe Sands, a professor of law at University College London and human rights lawyer at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, has criticized Germany’s “silence on crimes committed on the territory of Palestine, in Gaza and in the West Bank.”

German silence on Gaza and the West Bank ‘has been loud’: Philippe Sands